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Chris -- 2025-05-10
As a little boy, I used to think “bombfire” was what all the adults were saying. Like a bomb, it put off quite a bit of fire. Sometimes the initial ignition was also bomb-like. It appears that several grown-ups have not gotten the memo:
beach bombfire by Leysha Watch it on MySpace Videos.
vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=450979 – 31k –
Originally Posted by thenubiangod. And more wood for the bombfire: http://www.invertia.com/noticias/not…oticia=1729573 ...
britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=328608&page=52 – 89k
As I kicked back and had some drinks with friends around the bombfire. My graduation party wasn’t all that I had wanted or thought it would be but I guess …
smashley1985.blogspot.com/ – 21k
Interesting note: OED states: 1556, from M.E. banefire (1483), originally a fire in which bones were burned. Johnson mistakenly derived it from Fr. bon “good.”
Yeah, I know, kinda gross, right? Maybe Johnson had an eggcorn of his own. His imagery was different, and much more palatable. See you at the bone-fire! Woo-hoo!
Last edited by booboo (2007-10-28 19:55:22)
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Booboo
Peter got this one… or it might even be in the Database already
‘bombfire’ for ‘bonfire’ by Peter Forster Contribute! 1 2007-03-01 10:43:10 by Peter Forster
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Thanks, Joe, I tried to delete it, but it’s not giving me the option, now.
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Booboo—If you’re sure you want it gone, we can do that.
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Pat,
Booboo’s post seems to have a few examples that are worth saving. Perhaps he (or you) could copy his post over as a reply to Peter’s before removing it here. Besides, both efforts were conducted independently of one another, and this isn’t our first duplication. It can even stay put if Booboo decides.
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Thanks for all the help. I think it’s right to keep Peter’s post as the main one. I flatter myself thinking that the part of my post about the bones, at least, is worth including on Peter’s. Whatever is the easiest way to do that is fine with me. After that, I think this thread should go. Thanks for all your consideration in the matter. Y’all treat a man good around here.
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As I’ve mentioned before, siameez got there first – it didn’t show up on the search because the word was separated into two parts:
Bomb fire vs Bon Fire by siameez Contribute! 0 2007-01-03 15:35:16 by siameez
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Well, should we just leave things as they are? I’m starting to like this thread—the inner workings of the forum exposed.
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Sure, leave it. It helps keep track of its discovery. I’m sure Peter and I are happy to be reinforcers of the original post by siameez, and satisfy ourselves that great minds think alike!
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